{"id":920635,"date":"2026-10-04T19:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T19:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/920635\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T19:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T19:26:09","slug":"kuscu-reaches-singles-final-at-hl-individual-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/920635\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuscu Reaches Singles Final At HL Individual Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cleveland, Ohio – YSU’s Duru Kuscu<\/a> advanced to the championship match in singles at the Horizon League Individual Championships which concluded on Sunday at Cleveland State’s Medical Mutual Pavilion.<\/p>\n

Kuscu won her first three contests to reach Sunday morning’s finals. She dropped a tough 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 decision to NIU’s Irmak Budak.<\/p>\n

Alice Petrache<\/a> and Hanna Telzynska<\/a> won their first two singles contests to advance to the round of eight. However, both Penguins suffered setbacks in their quarterfinal matches.<\/p>\n

In doubles, YSU dropped its two opening matches before picking up a consolation win.<\/p>\n

The Guins return to action on Oct. 23-25 at the Viking Invitational back in Cleveland.<\/p>\n

Singles<\/p>\n

Petrache (YSU) def. Nikola Nikolajeva (MKE) \u2013 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

\nPetrache (YSU) def. Lucia Yecora (NIU) \u2013 6-7, 7-6, 6-0

\nTelzynska (YSU) def. Elisa Rubio (MKE) \u2013 6-2, 6-4

\nTelzynska (YSU) def. Martyna Piechowicz (OU) \u2013 7-5, 0-6, 6-3

\nEdie Hammond (OU) def. Buqai (YSU) \u2013 6-3, 6-2

\nKuscu (YSU) def. Brooke Ratcliff (IUI) \u2013 7-5, 6-2

\nKuscu (YSU) def. Lexie Hankal (MKE) \u2013 6-1, 6-4

\nTheodora Kousiou (NIU) def. Petrache (YSU) \u2013 6-3, 6-1

\nIrmak Budak (NIU) def. Telzynska (YSU) \u2013 7-5, 6-2

\nKuscu (YSU) def. Rebeca Garcia Miralles (NIU) – 7-5, 6-7(0), 7-6(7)

\nIrmak Budak (NIU) def. Kuscu (YSU) – 6-2, 3-6, 6-2

\n*Buqai (YSU) def. Bella Duncan (IUI) \u2013 7-5, 6-2

\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

Doubles<\/p>\n

N. Varela Herrera\/Lucia Yecora (NIU) def. Petrache\/Kuscu (YSU) \u2013 8-6

\nNisa Bulut\/Emilia Jarvinen (OU) def. Telzynska\/Buqai (YSU) \u2013 8-2

\n*Telzynska\/Buqai (YSU) def. Hanan Awale\/ Kally Kadzinski (IUI) \u2013 6-0<\/p>\n

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